Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 14:20
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 826 80% 657 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.9% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 49.8 Parallax 39.6 35% 44.2 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 45.6 Splatting 58.7 46% 56.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 228 228 223 219 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 462 Mixed 368 SusWrite 247 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 57.8 194% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 348 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 4TB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 181 181 181 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 148 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 181 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 121 122 121 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 119 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 419GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 37 Write 35.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 38.4 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16